How to Express Needs in an Intimate Relationship

We need to develop a consciousness that our needs are a precious gift if they are expressed in a way in which we are not demanding. And then, as i said in prior sessions, we want to be sure that the other person hears a request and not a demand. So once we have expressed a need that isn't being met, we need to follow it with a very clear request. When we receive the other person's needs in this way, if we do what they want, they'll pay for it because we are not giving out of joyful energy. It makes it much easier for them to respond out of the joy of giving.